Self Portrait

Pictures of me, taken by myself. I tend to go with the official (365 Days) definition of a self portrait: “A self portrait is a photo of yourself taken by you” … “The main thing is that you are both the photographer and the subject.”

Halfway up the first hill – Busiek State Forest & Wildlife Area (365:27) — Tomorrow I’ll ache.

Stopped for lunch — We stopped for lunch near the end of our hike on the Silver Trail at Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area. +1

Lesson 17: Numbers by Gary Allman

Lesson 17: Numbers (365:26) – Wednesdays are kids taxiing days. One-minute read

Tidying away (365:25).

Tidying away — With my Kayak lowered from its berth on the garage ceiling, I searched it for a pair of missing gloves and my emergency kit.

Valentine’s Day Monsters.

Cats, coffee and laptops in bed by Gary Allman

Cats, coffee and laptops in bed (365:024) – A little peek into our morning customs. Cats, coffee, and Internet in bed. One-minute read, 3 pictures

Just before bed (365:023) – Not a lot happened today. Alarm at seven, Church, Sunday School, Naptime, Star Wars Episode 1, Internets, hiking plans and bed.

Kayaking in the ice on Lake Springfield – It’s Saturday so we must be kayaking. It’s amazing how quickly the weekend and our Saturday lie-in comes around each week. One-minute read, 5 pictures

Checking the tyres (365:021). One-minute read

Oil lamp reflection (365:020) — When the telephone rings before six am you know the day is destined to have its challenges.

Waiting for the kids by Gary Allman

Waiting for the kids (365:019) – What’s the point of taking safety shots if I don’t use them? One-minute read

True Brits wear plaid (365:018) Putting away my washing.

Gary and CD (365:017) – Today we went to Ginger’s parents to pick up Lanie. 7 pictures

Gary and Ginger at Compton Hollow by Gary Allman

Gary and Ginger at Compton Hollow (365:016) – Today we got off to a slow start. 3 pictures

Gary at Bass Pro by Gary Allman

The owl over my shoulder (365:015) – Resides at Bass Pro. The women folk were off baby showering today. One-minute read, 4 pictures

Gary and Ginger relax at the end of the day by Gary Allman

Gary and Ginger relax at the end of the day (365:014). One-minute read

Gary in the parish hall kitchen (365:13) — There was a time when I would have scoffed at the concept of a drive through ATM. But no longer. It’s much warmer, faster, easier, and safer than standing on a wet and windy street corner. Today’s picture was going to be of me at the drive-through cash machine, but I didn’t like the only decent picture I got there.

Lesson 15 by Gary Allman

Lesson 15 (365:12) — Today the plan was to get my homework and some other things done.

Watching the snow and world go by

Watching the world go by (365:011) — As my errant customer has finally paid me some money, I worked today. Basic website maintenance. It’s not making use of my executive skills, but if someone wants to pay me to do it, that’s fine by me. I like getting my hands dirty every now and then, and it keeps me in touch with web development. 

My major achievement of the day by Gary Allman

My major achievement of the day (365:010) — Today was a day for getting things done. I, however, took a different approach and chose to sit around doing nothing instead. Well, almost nothing.

Choral evensong by Gary Allman

Choral evensong (365:009) – Somehow I managed to miss my Sunday afternoon nap. Two-minute read

Taking it easy on a Saturday Morning (365:008).

After the school run (365:007) – I was supposed to be working today. However, that was only on the condition I was paid in advance (this particular customer owes me a lot of money). No money came so I busied myself with other much more interesting things… -2 min

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